by Andrew Hung | Nov 14, 2021 | Climate + Environment, Opinion, Politics + Society
Last week, the UN gathered for a summit in Glasgow, Scotland to discuss climate change’s effects and how countries can combat them. The summit is viewed as an “inflection point” in history, as it may be the last summit before the toll of climate change is...
by Chris Bok | Apr 6, 2021 | Politics + Society, World
For decades, the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) has united the ten Southeast Asian member states as a team, helping and promoting member nations to grow stronger. The cooperating economic union amplified the member states’ voices in global platforms...
by Galen Deane | Nov 28, 2020 | Politics + Society
Often in the criminal justice system of the US, there are special circumstances in which the president reserves the right to issue a pardon. A federal pardon in the United States is the action of the President in which he/she completely sets aside punishments for a...
by Sky Davis | Feb 4, 2020 | Politics + Society
It’s not a national secret that the quality of public education is unequal across the United States. While the U.S. Department of Education directs federal financial aid, collects data on American schools, and advocates for equal access to education across the nation,...
by Galen Deane | Dec 22, 2019 | Politics + Society, World
More prominent than ever, when and how to regulate guns has been a question that both society and the courts have wrestled with for years. Regardless of the pertinence the supreme court has rarely intervened, partly due to the potential loss of freedom associated...
by Lina Zhang | Nov 11, 2019 | Culture + Arts, Politics + Society, World
In wake of Harvard v. Students for Fair Admissions, which ruled that Harvard’s admission process was “a very fine admissions program”, many have raised objections against affirmative action again, arguing that the policy disproportionately harms Asian American...